Chris Harrison talks next 'Bachelor'

Chris Harrison has dropped hints about who will be the next star of The Bachelor.

The host told Entertainment Weekly that recent Bachelor Pad contestant Michael Stagliano was "never" in the mix for the job but explained that there are "the usual suspects that we've been talking about all along".

He explained that producers and ABC executives are looking for someone "very sincere" for the role, saying: "It's not such an easy [choice], like, 'Oh, he's cute, that'd be good'."

Harrison revealed that the casting department works the entire year, saying: "There are always people who are in the mix that you don't know and our fans don't know. Again, with Arie and Sean, or a guy like [Olympic swimmer] Ryan Lochte, we always discuss people like that... These people are definitely in the mix."

He also admitted that he would be reluctant about introducing a celebrity version of The Bachelor.

"It would absolutely, 100% have to make sense," he said. "He has to be this sincere guy who really wants to find love and [isn't just doing it to] extend his career and get popular and like, 'Hey, I'm really looking to have a TV career after the Olympics. How about doing The Bachelor or Dancing with the Stars?'

"We don't want someone who's open to doing five different shows. That's not our style, that's not who we use. We use people who really want to be on The Bachelor and really want to make it work. Whether it does or not is a different story, but you need that sincerity."